From a normal school of teachers in 1891 to joining the University of North Carolina system in 1971, ECSU is a place where the smartest minds from all over the country come together to discover, learn and cultivate the foundations of their future.

In ECSU's ten academic departments, we are educating some of the world's most brilliant minds. Our students are exposed to innovative research opportunities that extend their learning beyond textbooks and classrooms.

Life at ECSU provides a range of experiences that are invaluable to your academic and personal growth. Our students come from different places and backgrounds, but together they create a diverse, close-knit community that seeks to create a better world.

Timely Warnings

In an effort to provide timely notice to the campus community in the event of a Clery
Act crime that may pose a serious or ongoing threat to members of the community, the
University Police issues "ECSU Alert."

The University Police will generally issue ECSU Alerts for the following crimes: arson;
aggravated assault; criminal homicide; robbery; burglary; sex assaults; and hate crimes.
University Police will post these warnings through a variety of ways, including but
not limited to posters, e-mails, and media. The University also has the ability to
send text message alerts to those who register their cell phone numbers into Banner.
The text messaging can be a very effective way to send important information to the
campus community. All campus members should register their mobile phone number using
their personal log-in information on the Elizabeth City State University Banner webpage
at here.

To register for mobile phone emergency notifications, enter your User ID and PIN into
the banner webpage. Click on the "Personal Information" tab and then click on the
"Update Addresses and Phones" link. Under the "Phones" heading, click on the "Primary"
link to register your mobile phone number. Scroll to the bottom of the webpage and
enter your information under the "Phone Type" heading. By registering your mobile
phone number, you will receive an "ECSU ALERT" text message when you need to be notified
of a campus emergency or serious incident. Community members are encouraged to check
the ECSU homepage and ECSU Alert page for updates regarding serious events that affect
campus.

The purpose of these ECSU Alerts is to notify the campus community of the incident
and to provide information that may enable community members to protect themselves
from similar incidents. The University will issue ECSU Alerts whenever the following
criteria are met: 1) a crime is committed; 2) the perpetrator has not been apprehended;
and 3) there is a substantial risk to the physical safety of other members of the
campus community because of this crime. Such crimes include, but are not limited to:
1) Clery Act crimes that are reported to any campus security authority or the local
police; or 2) the University determines that the incident represents an on-going threat
to the campus community.

Additionally, the University Police may, in some circumstances, issue ECSU Alerts
when there is a pattern of crimes against persons or property. At ECSU, the Chief
of University Police will generally make the determination, in consultation with other
University offices, if an ECSU Alert is required. However, in emergency situations,
any police supervisor may authorize an ECSU Alert. For incidents involving off-campus
crimes, the University may issue an ECSU Alert if the crime occurred in a location
used and frequented by the University population.